Guled held talks with the crown prince on the sidelines of the first meeting of an Islamic counter-terrorism alliance kicked off Sunday in Riyadh and discussed on security, trade cooperation and education.

The deputy PM said in a statement, obtained by Radio Shabelle the meeting was fruitful and agreed on key areas related to the fraternal relations between the two Muslim countries.

Guled is attending in the first meeting of defense ministers and other senior officials from the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition, which officially counts 41 countries and identifies as a “pan-Islamic unified front” against violent extremism.